Childcare Subsidies and the Transition from Welfare to Work

We address how childcare subsidies help in the welfare-to-work transition relative to other factors. We examine how the policy operates, whether childcare problems differ by subsidy receipt, and the effect of subsidy on work. Data are from a random sample panel study of welfare recipients after 1996...

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Published in:Family relations 2004-03, Vol.53 (2), p.219-228
Main Authors: Danziger, Sandra K., Ananat, Elizabeth Oltmans, Browning, Kimberly G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Block Grants
Child Care
Child Care Centers
Child Care Services
Child Health
Domestic violence
Economic Stability and Financial Decision Making
Education certifications
Employment
Employment Patterns
Families & family life
Family Income
Family Policy
Grants
Low Income Groups
Mental health
Michigan
Mothers
mothers' employment
Parenting
Public assistance programs
State Programs
Subsidies
subsidy
welfare
Welfare Recipients
Welfare Reform
Workfare
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Summary:We address how childcare subsidies help in the welfare-to-work transition relative to other factors. We examine how the policy operates, whether childcare problems differ by subsidy receipt, and the effect of subsidy on work. Data are from a random sample panel study of welfare recipients after 1996. Findings show that subsidy receipt reduces costs but not parenting stress or problems with care. It predicts earnings and work duration net of other factors. Increased use of subsidies by eligible families and greater funding for child care would help meet the demand for this important support for working-poor families.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00012.x